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As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Clive Horton

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Number
36

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Isle of Man in 1973.

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In 125cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1978–1979): 6 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Silverstone 1978 (125cc).

In all, 9 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

110203040197419761978198019821973 125cc: P28 / 4 pts / 0 wins1978 125cc: P10 / 25 pts / 0 wins1979 125cc: P29 / 7 pts / 0 wins125cc1975 250cc: P40 / 1 pts / 0 wins1980 250cc: P19 / 7 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1990 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1973–1980
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate8.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.1

36 pts · Poles 0

5 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

250cc1975–1982
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.5

8 pts · Poles 0

5 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

350cc1982–1982
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 20 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Silverstone (average P6.0, 6 races)

Jarama125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0
Silverstone125cc 3 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P6.0
Spa250cc 1avg P6.0
Karlskoga125cc 2avg P6.5
Isle of Man125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.5
Le Mans125cc 1avg P11.0
Assen125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P12.0
Imatra125cc 2avg P12.0
Nogaro125cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

350cc 1 races · 1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

250cc 7 races · 1975–1982

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa1 racesavg P6.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P10.0
Assen2 racesavg P13.0
Silverstone2 races—
Jarama1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 12 races · 1973–1980

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P4.0
Silverstone3 racesavg P6.0
Karlskoga2 racesavg P6.5
Isle of Man1 racesavg P7.0
Assen1 racesavg P10.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P11.0
Imatra2 racesavg P12.0
Nogaro1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 185 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 18 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,347 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

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